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So why do you perfer Kbin over Lemmy? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by SamXavia@lemmy.world to c/AskKbin@kbin.social

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I have most of the Fediverse-based account and seem to have just gravitated towards Lemmy over Kbin as found it very confusing, What makes you prefer Kbin over Lemmy or any other Fediverse instances?

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[–] SamXavia@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fair enough, I seem to find it confusing as of the moment but I'll give it a proper go to see if I prefer it in the end.

[–] HidingCat@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

How is it confusing? I've tried both and neither were hard to use, I purely picked Kbin for aesthetics.

[–] snapeyouinhalf@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For me it’s more straight forward than Lemmy, possibly because of the UI. I still can’t find content I want, but overall it’s easier than lemmy and I can’t really put my finger on why. It’s interesting to me that you have the opposite impression!

[–] SamXavia@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess my thoughts are I can deal with the simpler UI, It doesn't have anything on the screen without a specific use. I guess Kbin would be the same just has so much more on the screen than Lemmy does what I guess would overwhelm me.

[–] CookieCrumbles@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd say the best way to look at it is if you're enjoying your experience over on Lemmy, then there's absolutely nothing wrong with sticking with it! c: This is one of the major upsides to federation, since different places can appeal to different wants or needs from their users!

That said, if you are curious about Kbin and wanna learn more about it, don't be afraid to! The extra toggles or buttons can certainly be intimidating at first when you aren't sure what they do. But in my opinion, one of the biggest draws for a website is having options! There's a whole lot of good in a site that lets you make your experience more your own than simply being one-size-fits-all, and Kbin certainly offers that in a few different ways! I can't speak for Lemmy on that front, but maybe they have similar options as well.

Apologies for the rather lengthy reply, but if you're still curious about Kbin and some of its functionality, there is this post https://kbin.social/m/kbinMeta/t/52838/A-starting-guide-to-kbin-social-support-thread-for-new-users over on the KbinMeta magazine. It is a smidgen dated though since there have been some updates since, so if you still have questions or are still confused by something on here, don't be afraid to ask! People are very helpful on here c:

[–] SamXavia@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you, you've been so useful and don't worry about the long message it's what these are for.